https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk An independent film society based in Chelmsford, Essex. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk/past-seasons/201415-season/thursday-9-april-night-of-the-hunter-12/#comment-1092 Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:40:18 +0000 https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk/?page_id=1839#comment-1092 A classic it may be but it has not stood the test of time in my view. Overly melodramatic with ponderous mood music and hammy acting. The cinematic techniques seem rather crude even for 1955;the switch knife flicking open as a symbol of arousal for example. The window shadow is implausible as shown. Mitchum rather than being sinister seems comic and pathetic. Viewers always knew what was coming.If this were the only example of Laughtons directorial talents I would have advised he kept the acting day job.

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